Formation UFO Sightings
4,600 Formation-shaped UFO sightings recorded worldwide since 1940, peaking in 2020 (415 reports); most commonly reported in United States.
- Total sightings
- 4,600
- Span
- 1940–2022
- Peak year
- 2020 (415 reports)
- Dominant shape
- Formation
1940–2022 · peak 2020 (415 reports)
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Tucson · AZ, USA
Ten large round solid, non-blinking, reddish-orange "orb-like" lights flying in formation over Tucson, AZ.
Ludlow · MA, USA
Driving down the mass pike Christmas Eve. Noticed 4 orange lights in a v formation in the low sky. Almost looked like Chinese floating
Davie (heading to Hollywood/Ft. Lauderdale) · FL, USA
While driving on I-595 from W to E, just passing the turnpike ramp; I saw what I thought was a bright star.
Huntsville · AL, USA
Two sets of tiny white objects flying in formation in bright blue sky
Lutz · FL, USA
Red star formation.
Indialantic · FL, USA
6 ufo in Melbourne Beach. ((anonymous report))
Ashburn · VA, USA
Driving home i saw a cluster of small blue orbs in a formation in the north west formation.
Billings · MT, USA
((HOAX??)) I woke up around 4:00am on 11/4/16 and have a ciggarite when I opened my sliding door I seen 3 triangular lights.
Lansing · MI, USA
Two sets of aircraft each with a bigger brighter leader craft. Came from opposite directions. Stopped and hovered and zig zagged.
Houston · TX, USA
Formation of 6 or 7 fireballs hovering in the sky above Sugarland, TX
Redbank · NJ, USA
Friend and I saw a cluster of blinking white dots in the sky over NJ. Dots lasted a couple of minutes, disappeared.((anonymous report)
Manchester · NH, USA
Formation of lights traveling with no sound-changing formation before disappearing one light at a time.
Derry · NH, USA
My girl and I saw a patern of orange lights start from the west and float over I93 moving east and slow and changed pattern from an egg
Barboursville · WV, USA
Driving 64 eastbound saw lights pulled over to look. We drove to next exit turned around went back and they were gone.
Romulus · MI, USA
I was on my porch smoking a cigarette with my mother. She told me to look up. I live by the airport so I'm used to seeing planes and li
Eugene · OR, USA
Multiple lights in formation moving east to west and slightly upward ~ static video 5 min.
Alexandria · VA, USA
There was a group of what looked like metallic spheres appearing an vanishing over Maryland seen from across the river in Virginia.
San Jose · CA, USA
3 objects moving across the sky, until 1 leaves the group.
Glendale · AZ, USA
3 lights spotted in line over Phoenix.
Phoenix · AZ, USA
White/orange circular lights in rectangle formation Phoenix, Arizona.
Chesterfield · MI, USA
2 v-shaped formations spotted.
Waupaca · WI, USA
Bright pinkish orange lights in a tight line formation
Longmont · CO, USA
11/14/2016 - 4-6 large white circles in two groups moving, disappearing and re-appearing and circling each other in the Eastern sky.
Old Washington · OH, USA
Strange obj. on horizon moved as we looked at it and slowly came towards us and hovered with 1 blinking light. ((anonymour report))
Berlin · WI, USA
I was standing in my drive way with My father and a friend when my dad noticed a strange light in the sky it would be on then shut off